- July 26, 2024
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Seabreeze High School catcher Zane Barron will play baseball at Hillsborough Community College next season. Barron signed a letter of intent on May 14 at the Ormond Beach Sports Complex fieldhouse.
“They liked the person and student he is and the consistent baseball player he showed them every time they saw him play,” Seabreeze head baseball coach Jeff Lemon said.
Barron was a three-year starter for the Sandcrabs. He picked up his offense this season, batting a team-leading .358 with 19 runs batted in and 10 extra-base hits. He drew 24 walks and struck out just seven times.
“He was our rock,” Lemon said. “Offensively, he was our most reliable guy. Last year, he was more of a defensive catcher, but in the offseason he worked on making swing changes and he changed his approach.”
Barron is the second consecutive Seabreeze catcher to receive a college scholarship. Canyon Brown, the starting catcher at North Carolina A&T, was a four-starter for the Sandcrabs in 2018-21.
“We’ve been very fortunate the last seven years,” Lemon said.
Barron is the only Seabreeze baseball player to sign a letter of intent this year. The Sandcrabs will return 13 varsity players next year, including six of nine starters and all but one pitcher.
